“What is it like going to school at … Ole Miss?” — the question I’ve learned to anticipate in every conversation. Their raised eyebrows make the answer they expect obvious. A part of me knows the question is more about studying here as a Black person than studying here in general. My answer stays the […]
As TikTok continues to grow as a social media platform, we have seen a rise in different trends and how they show up in our everyday lives. TikTok references invade our lingo, and other trends find their way into seemingly unrelated aspects of life. TikTok Shop, the e-commerce wing of the app, has become incredibly […]
During my time at the University of Mississippi, I can truly say that I have experienced the ups and downs of Mississippi life. I have experienced the high-energy events hosted by different organizations such as RASA, ESTEEM and NAACP, but I have also witnessed horrific events similar to the protest that occurred last semester. As […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Diary of a Black Girl is a monthly column focusing on the experiences of Black women at the University of Mississippi. In this installment, Opinion writer Bre’Anna Coleman interviews freshman English education major Madison Devaul. Even though I’m studying at the University of Mississippi to be an educator, my college search began with […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Diary of a Black Girl is a monthly column focusing on the experiences of Black women at the University of Mississippi. In this installment, opinion columnist Bre’Anna Coleman recounts her conversation with Madison Spears, a freshman nursing major from Byhalia, Miss. I grew up in Byhalia, Miss., a small town near Holly Springs. […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Diary of a Black Girl is a monthly column focusing on the experiences of Black women at the University of Mississippi. In this installment, junior opinion writer Bre’Anna Coleman interviews senior exercise science major Jena Brown. When I was younger, my family and I moved from the Virgin Islands to the United States. […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Diary of a Black Girl is a special column focusing on the experiences of Black women at the University of Mississippi. In this installment, opinion writer Bre’Anna Coleman interviews freshman English major Madison Washington. I was always the only Black girl — or even person — in my high school classes. Despite this […]
Why Am I Voting? For starters, I am a Democracy In Action Fellow with Mississippi Votes and it is very hypocritical to register people to vote and not vote myself. Aside from this, I vote because if I were born a few decades earlier, I wouldn’t have the right of suffrage. I vote because my […]
Technology is constantly evolving. Sliced bread, the wheel, the internet, the calculator and so on and so forth. Many assert that you must change and adapt to it. I disagree — my argument is that it is up to your discretion. That’s just the old hat I wear atop my head. With everyone talking about […]
When I woke up on June 20, it finally hit me that I wouldn’t live my life with my usual routines, meals and friends for an entire month. I had never been out of the country. My Spanish definitely wasn’t the best, but somehow I found myself being dropped off at the Memphis airport with […]
